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Things We Lost in the Fire

2007 · 113 min

A quiet, emotionally raw drama that sits with grief and addiction, offering moments of warmth and hope amid the sadness.

Directed by
Susanne Bier
Genres
Drama
Tagline
Hope comes with letting go.
Overview
A recent widow invites her husband's troubled best friend to live with her and her two children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope and confront their loss.

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Directed by
Susanne Bier
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • addiction
  • family
  • healing
  • friendship
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Susanne Bier
Written by
Allan Loeb
Starring
Halle Berry, Benicio del Toro, David Duchovny, Alison Lohman, Omar Benson Miller, John Carroll Lynch, Alexis Llewellyn, Micah Berry
Music
Johan Söderqvist
Cinematography
Tom Stern
Runtime
113 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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